Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 8:15AM EDT until October 16 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY

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   Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 7:34AM EDT until October 16 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY

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   Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 8:15AM EDT until October 16 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY

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   SMWBUF The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lake Erie from Ripley to Buffalo... * Until 900 AM EDT. * At 733 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 34 nm northwest of Van Buren Point to 11 nm northwest of Ripley to near Conneaut, moving east at 35 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Small Boat Harbor, Van Buren Point, Lake Erie Beach, Barcelona, Woodlawn Beach, Erie Basin…

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   For the following areas... Lake Erie from Ripley to Buffalo... At 814 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Grand Island to near Lake Erie Beach to 8 nm west of Ripley, moving east at 40 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Small Boat Harbor, Van Buren Point, Lake Erie Beach, Barcelona, Woodlawn Beach, Erie Basin…

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   https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.575beae03a071fd6df6bb7580fb418b52a0eee84.001.1

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   https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.57f6f47be324d24a1c552359d8202b36f0ae6b1e.001.1

   Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 12:15 UTC

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     "title": "Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 8:15AM EDT until October 16 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY",
     "eventType": "Special Marine Warning",
     "occurredAt": "2026-10-16T12:15:00.000Z",
     "issuedAt": "2026-10-16T12:15:00.000Z",
     "timeBasis": "Bulletin issued",
     "effectiveAt": "2026-10-16T12:15:00.000Z",
     "onsetAt": "2026-10-16T12:15:00.000Z",
     "expiresAt": "2026-10-16T13:00:00.000Z",
     "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-16T13:00:00.000Z",
     "severity": "Severe",
     "urgency": "Immediate",
     "certainty": "Likely",
     "messageType": "Update",
     "status": "Source update",
     "place": "Ripley to Dunkirk NY; Dunkirk to Buffalo NY; Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border",
     "coordinates": null,
     "issuer": "NWS Buffalo NY",
     "summary": "Special Marine Warning · Ripley to Dunkirk NY; Dunkirk to Buffalo NY; Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.",
     "description": "For the following areas...\nLake Erie from Ripley to Buffalo...\n\nAt 814 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line\nextending from Grand Island to near Lake Erie Beach to 8 nm west of\nRipley, moving east at 40 knots.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and\nsuddenly higher waves.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nSmall Boat Harbor, Van Buren Point, Lake Erie Beach, Barcelona,\nWoodlawn Beach, Erie Basin Marina, Sturgeon Point, Ripley, Wanakah,\nDunkirk, Athol Springs, Bayview, and Sunset Bay.",
     "instruction": "Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are\nexpected.",
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